Slamboree
WCW Slamboree logo used from 1993 to 1998.
PromotionsWorld Championship Wrestling
First eventSlamboree (1993)
Last eventSlamboree (2000)

Slamboree was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event from World Championship Wrestling (WCW) held from 1993 through 2000. It was originally billed as "A Legends' Reunion" because many retired legends from Jim Crockett Promotions attended the PPV and other events scheduled for that weekend. The first three Slamborees included inductions into the WCW Hall of Fame and also included matches with the legends participating.

Since 2014, all Slamboree events are available on the WWE Network. WWE acquired the "Slamboree" trademark upon the sale of WCW's intellectual properties in 2001 which it allowed the trademark to expire in 2005. In November 2019, Cody Rhodes filed to claim the Slamboree trademark.[1] In November of 2020, a settlement was reached between Cody Rhodes and WWE in which Cody gained the "Cody Rhodes" trademark, which WWE had held onto after his run in that company, in exchange for WWE gaining the WCW event name trademarks that Cody had claimed, including Slamboree.[2]

Dates, venues and main events

WCW/nWo co-branded event
# Event Date City Venue Main Event
1 Slamboree (1993) May 23, 1993 Atlanta, Georgia The Omni Big Van Vader (c) vs. Davey Boy Smith for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
2 Slamboree (1994) May 22, 1994 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Civic Center Sting vs. Vader for the vacant WCW International World Heavyweight Championship
3 Slamboree (1995) May 21, 1995 St. Petersburg, Florida Bayfront Arena Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair and Vader
4 Slamboree (1996) May 19, 1996 Baton Rouge, Louisiana Riverside Centroplex The Giant (c) vs. Sting for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
5 Slamboree (1997) May 18, 1997 Charlotte, North Carolina Independence Arena Ric Flair, Roddy Piper and Kevin Greene vs. nWo (Scott Hall, Kevin Nash and Syxx)
6 Slamboree (1998) May 17, 1998 Worcester, Massachusetts The Centrum The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) (c) vs. Sting and The Giant for the WCW World Tag Team Championship
7 Slamboree (1999) May 9, 1999 St. Louis, Missouri TWA Dome Diamond Dallas Page (c) vs. Kevin Nash for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
8 Slamboree (2000) May 7, 2000 Kansas City, Missouri Kemper Arena David Arquette (c) vs. Jeff Jarrett vs. Diamond Dallas Page in a Ready to Rumble Cage match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. ↑ Fernandes, Steven (November 23, 2019). "CODY FILES TRADEMARKS FOR TWO MORE FORMER WCW EVENT NAMES". PWInsider. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  2. ↑ Santa Maria, Alex (November 7, 2020). "WWE Secures Several WCW Trademarks Previously Sought Out By Cody Rhodes". WrestleZone. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
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